Chicago Bulls
2019-20What were the Chicago Bulls in 2019-20, and what needed front-office attention?
CHI 2019-20: the clearest roster problems were Shooting and spacing, Rim protection. The strongest covered areas were Defensive event creation. The main rotation-player dependency cases were Kris Dunn, Wendell Carter Jr., Shaquille Harrison. Structural basketball need, injuries, replacement lineups, and financial constraints are reported separately.
What can be trusted
Supported strengths — production, who carries it, and what money is already committed.Full reading
CHI 2019-20 Defensive event creation: this was a team strength; production ranked at the 92.3 league percentile. Thaddeus Young supplied 19.7% of the team's above-replacement production in this area. No governed recent game-level availability layer exists for this season. The team already committed substantial or redundant cap resources here.
What needs attention
The clearest roster problems the evidence supports.Full reading
CHI 2019-20 Shooting and spacing: this was one of the team's clearest roster problems; production ranked at the 11.5 league percentile. Zach LaVine supplied 40.3% of the team's above-replacement production in this area. No governed recent game-level availability layer exists for this season. Financial commitment is shown separately and does not determine basketball quality.
Full reading
CHI 2019-20 Rim protection: this was a real roster weakness; production ranked at the 7.7 league percentile. Wendell Carter Jr. supplied 31.6% of the team's above-replacement production in this area. No governed recent game-level availability layer exists for this season. The cap allocation to this structural need was comparatively low.
Every covered basketball function (11)
| Function | Reading | League percentile | Largest contributor | Recent availability | Salary commitment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creation | SupportedMiddle of the league | 50th percentile | Tomas Satoransky · 32.2% | No recent availability layer for this season | Balanced or context-dependent salary commitment |
| Defensive event creation | SupportedTeam strength | 92nd percentile | Thaddeus Young · 19.7% | No recent availability layer for this season | Heavy or redundant salary already committed here |
| Interior finishing | SupportedMiddle of the league | 65th percentile | Zach LaVine · 22.8% | No recent availability layer for this season | Balanced or context-dependent salary commitment |
| Passing connectivity | SupportedMiddle of the league | 35th percentile | Tomas Satoransky · 33.6% | No recent availability layer for this season | Balanced or context-dependent salary commitment |
| Point-of-attack defense proxy | WithheldBasketball conclusion withheld | — | Cristiano Felicio | No recent availability layer for this season | Balanced or context-dependent salary commitment |
| Rebounding | SupportedMiddle of the league | 50th percentile | Thaddeus Young · 24.1% | No recent availability layer for this season | Heavy or redundant salary already committed here |
| Rim pressure | SupportedMiddle of the league | 62nd percentile | Zach LaVine · 36.9% | No recent availability layer for this season | Balanced or context-dependent salary commitment |
| Rim protection | SupportedStructural team problem | 8th percentile | Wendell Carter Jr. · 31.6% | No recent availability layer for this season | Underfunded structural need |
| Screening | WithheldBasketball conclusion withheld | — | Cristiano Felicio | No recent availability layer for this season | Balanced or context-dependent salary commitment |
| Shooting and spacing | SupportedCritical team problem | 12th percentile | Zach LaVine · 40.3% | No recent availability layer for this season | Balanced or context-dependent salary commitment |
| Switch coverage proxy | WithheldBasketball conclusion withheld | — | Cristiano Felicio | No recent availability layer for this season | Balanced or context-dependent salary commitment |
Who the team depends on
What disappears when a player is removed — and whether an observed replacement five exists.
CHI lineups performed 4.1 points per 100 possessions better with Kris Dunn than without him. The best supported alternative was [Tomas Satoransky, Otto Porter Jr., Zach LaVine, Lauri Markkanen, Wendell Carter Jr.] over 230 possessions.
Replacement evidence
Tomas Satoransky · Otto Porter Jr. · Zach LaVine · Lauri Markkanen · Wendell Carter Jr.
shrunk net 0.214 over 230 possessions — small sample
on floor 2,342 possessions · off floor 3,386 possessions
CHI lineups performed 3.3 points per 100 possessions better with Wendell Carter Jr. than without him. The best supported alternative was [Tomas Satoransky, Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn, Lauri Markkanen, Luke Kornet] over 156 possessions.
Replacement evidence
Tomas Satoransky · Zach LaVine · Kris Dunn · Lauri Markkanen · Luke Kornet
shrunk net -0.563 over 156 possessions — small sample
on floor 2,324 possessions · off floor 3,404 possessions
CHI lineups performed 8.2 points per 100 possessions better with Shaquille Harrison than without him. The best supported alternative was [Tomas Satoransky, Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn, Lauri Markkanen, Wendell Carter Jr.] over 600 possessions.
Replacement evidence
Tomas Satoransky · Zach LaVine · Kris Dunn · Lauri Markkanen · Wendell Carter Jr.
shrunk net 4.714 over 600 possessions
on floor 864 possessions · off floor 4,864 possessions
Function loss, lineup performance, and replacement-lineup evidence remain separate; none is causal player value.
What injuries change
Recent absences and the basketball needs they created or worsened.No governed recent game-level availability layer exists for this season.
Where money is tied up
Cap position and salary allocation — shown beside the basketball picture, never blended into it.Most salary is mapped to defensive event creation; the highest-need area is rim protection. Salary-to-function mapping covers 100% of charges.
Exact figures
Exact transaction legality withheld — no exception-usage, cap-hold, and transaction ledger evidence.
What the evidence cannot answer
Deliberate abstentions — where the database refuses a conclusion rather than guessing.- Point-of-attack defense proxy: Basketball conclusion withheld
- Screening: Basketball conclusion withheld
- Switch coverage proxy: Basketball conclusion withheld
Exact transaction legality: Exact transaction legality withheld — no exception-usage, cap-hold, and transaction ledger evidence
Team-season situation report. Structural basketball quality, recent availability, player dependence, replacement lineups, and financial position remain separate. No acquisition recommendation, transaction grade, coaching grade, outcome claim, or causal value is inferred.